Ebay Hats: Victories, Defeats, Gripes & Items of Interest

[deadlyhandsome]

Nice find, Brent. All the licensed Stetsons said so on the sweatband right under the Stetson logo, so this one must be an American (or Canadian) made one.

I was expecting to see the made in (country) on the sweatband too. It’s on a slow boat from Texas, but here is the original listing:

 

[Randall Renshaw]

That is an eye-opener!!
How did you make it from 7 to 7 1/4 and keep the sweat band so clean?
Sometimes I reblock the hat for a taller crown(I love tall crown too),
But never seen a magic like 7 to 7 1/4, is that a new 1/4 sweat band or?
You always bring me suprise.
Huang

Thanks, a lot Huang.
It’s the same sweatband that it had.
I have a dependable, unique way of stretching good condition old sweats using a wood turnbuckle stretcher that I built of my own design.
I’ve explained how it’s done on other threads, but unfortunately don’t remember which one.

 

[drmaxtejeda]

It is actually a very interesting hat - assuming the seller changed the listing:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/165025713547

It is the doe felt all the same.

Yes, he did, Daniel. I told him that the hat was overpriced and it wasn't a Whippet. He changed the price to 125.

 

[Randall Renshaw]

Another eBay renovation victory!
My first attempt at shark gills with
“dog ears”
It’s a lotta work! Always wanted to try at least one. She’s sporting a blue ribbon, though it may look black in these pics.
It had a dark blue ribbon with the typical bow but wanted this one to showboat this killer style. Seemed to be screaming for pleats and ears.
Man, this 40s Portis will stay an all time fav fo sho!
2 3/4” brim. 6” crown.
She had tack stitched binding like a Collins & Fairbanks I acquired a few months back. Guess it was done this way so there wouldn’t be a row of stitching showing on the bottom side having a shorter reveal than the top side? Seems it’d be a hard thing to accomplish by hand, and can’t imagine a machine pulling off this unique feature.
re-blocked and cleaned, and stretched a bit. She was already my size though it shrunk, as happens a lot.
As usual, I was careful to re-glue the original paper tags to the inside crown.
Here’s the eBay link and a screenshot for when the link disappears. Nabbed her for $45!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/114933729325

 

[drmaxtejeda]

View attachment 355404 Another eBay renovation victory!
My first attempt at shark gills with
“dog ears”
It’s a lotta work! Always wanted to try at least one. She’s sporting a blue ribbon, though it may look black in these pics.
It had a dark blue ribbon with the typical bow but wanted this one to showboat this killer style. Seemed to be screaming for pleats and ears.
Man, this 40s Portis gonna be a fav fo sho!
2 3/4” brim. 6” crown.
Had tack stitched binding like a Collins & Fairbanks I acquired a few months back. Guess it was done this way so there wouldn’t be a row of stitching showing on the bottom side having a shorter reveal than the top side? Seems it’d be a hard thing to accomplish by hand, and can’t imagine a machine pulling off this unique feature.
re-blocked and cleaned, and stretched a bit. She was already my size though it shrunk, as happens a lot.
As usual, I glued the original paper tags to the inside crown.
Here’s the eBay link and a screenshot for when the link disappears. Nabbed her for $45!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/114933729325 View attachment 355405
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Very, very nice, Randall!

 

[Randall Renshaw]

Very, very nice, Randall!

Thanks a lot, Doc!

 

[Just Daniel]

Wow, great work!

View attachment 355404 Another eBay renovation victory!
My first attempt at shark gills with
“dog ears”
It’s a lotta work! Always wanted to try at least one. She’s sporting a blue ribbon, though it may look black in these pics.
It had a dark blue ribbon with the typical bow but wanted this one to showboat this killer style. Seemed to be screaming for pleats and ears.
Man, this 40s Portis will stay an all time fav fo sho!
2 3/4” brim. 6” crown.
She had tack stitched binding like a Collins & Fairbanks I acquired a few months back. Guess it was done this way so there wouldn’t be a row of stitching showing on the bottom side having a shorter reveal than the top side? Seems it’d be a hard thing to accomplish by hand, and can’t imagine a machine pulling off this unique feature.
re-blocked and cleaned, and stretched a bit. She was already my size though it shrunk, as happens a lot.
As usual, I was careful to re-glue the original paper tags to the inside crown.
Here’s the eBay link and a screenshot for when the link disappears. Nabbed her for $45!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/114933729325 View attachment 355405
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[steur]

View attachment 355404 Another eBay renovation victory!
My first attempt at shark gills with
“dog ears”
It’s a lotta work! Always wanted to try at least one. She’s sporting a blue ribbon, though it may look black in these pics.
It had a dark blue ribbon with the typical bow but wanted this one to showboat this killer style. Seemed to be screaming for pleats and ears.
Man, this 40s Portis will stay an all time fav fo sho!
2 3/4” brim. 6” crown.
She had tack stitched binding like a Collins & Fairbanks I acquired a few months back. Guess it was done this way so there wouldn’t be a row of stitching showing on the bottom side having a shorter reveal than the top side? Seems it’d be a hard thing to accomplish by hand, and can’t imagine a machine pulling off this unique feature.
re-blocked and cleaned, and stretched a bit. She was already my size though it shrunk, as happens a lot.
As usual, I was careful to re-glue the original paper tags to the inside crown.
Here’s the eBay link and a screenshot for when the link disappears. Nabbed her for $45!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/114933729325 View attachment 355405
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Gorgeous work, Randall. Stellar ribbon work.

 

[HuangCheng]

Thanks, a lot Huang.
It’s the same sweatband that it had.
I have a dependable, unique way of stretching good condition old sweats using a wood turnbuckle stretcher that I built of my own design.
I’ve explained how it’s done on other threads, but unfortunately don’t remember which one.

I just do a same work a few days ago

This 7X OR come with a poor crown.
I have a new 50s 7X, I will take this crown as the standard, reblock the poor 7X.

I got some vintage tools, It's not easy to bring the to China

Now it's perfect as it was.

 

[steur]

I just do a same work a few days ago


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This 7X OR come with a poor crown.
I have a new 50s 7X, I will take this crown as the standard, reblock the poor 7X.



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I got some vintage tools, It's not easy to bring the to China






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Now it's perfect as it was.

Excellent work; well done!

 

[BobHufford]

View attachment 355404 Another eBay renovation victory! My first attempt at shark gills with “dog ears”

Dang son ... you got some skills!

 

[Blare]

View attachment 355404 Another eBay renovation victory!
My first attempt at shark gills with
“dog ears”
It’s a lotta work! Always wanted to try at least one. She’s sporting a blue ribbon, though it may look black in these pics.
It had a dark blue ribbon with the typical bow but wanted this one to showboat this killer style. Seemed to be screaming for pleats and ears.
Man, this 40s Portis will stay an all time fav fo sho!
2 3/4” brim. 6” crown.
She had tack stitched binding like a Collins & Fairbanks I acquired a few months back. Guess it was done this way so there wouldn’t be a row of stitching showing on the bottom side having a shorter reveal than the top side? Seems it’d be a hard thing to accomplish by hand, and can’t imagine a machine pulling off this unique feature.
re-blocked and cleaned, and stretched a bit. She was already my size though it shrunk, as happens a lot.
As usual, I was careful to re-glue the original paper tags to the inside crown.
Here’s the eBay link and a screenshot for when the link disappears. Nabbed her for $45!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/114933729325 View attachment 355405
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Just fantastic Randall. You would never know it was the same hat.

 

[Blare]

I just do a same work a few days ago


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This 7X OR come with a poor crown.
I have a new 50s 7X, I will take this crown as the standard, reblock the poor 7X.



View attachment 355443



I got some vintage tools, It's not easy to bring the to China






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Now it's perfect as it was.

Wonderful

 

[Randall Renshaw]

Thanks a whole lot, guys!
More hours in this hat than could ever be recouped in monetary value, but definitely worth it for personal valuations.

Wow, great work!

Gorgeous work, Randall. Stellar ribbon work.

Dang son ... you got some skills!

Just fantastic Randall. You would never know it was the same hat.

 

[Randall Renshaw]

I just do a same work a few days ago


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This 7X OR come with a poor crown.
I have a new 50s 7X, I will take this crown as the standard, reblock the poor 7X.



View attachment 355443



I got some vintage tools, It's not easy to bring the to China






View attachment 355434 View attachment 355435
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Now it's perfect as it was.

Wow, Huang, you did a fantastic job on that old beat up 7X! The other one looks brand new, and well shaped!

Do you take out the sweats when you do re-blocks? If not, it sure ends up looking like you do, which is truly a skilled feat.

Wish I had one of them old stretchers like yours, but they always cost too much. Can’t imagine how much it was to send over seas.
You do great work with all your hard to get hat tools!

 

[Rmccamey]

That is a great recovery, Randall, and a great ribbon.

View attachment 355404 Another eBay renovation victory!
My first attempt at shark gills with
“dog ears”
It’s a lotta work! Always wanted to try at least one. She’s sporting a blue ribbon, though it may look black in these pics.
It had a dark blue ribbon with the typical bow but wanted this one to showboat this killer style. Seemed to be screaming for pleats and ears.
Man, this 40s Portis will stay an all time fav fo sho!
2 3/4” brim. 6” crown.
She had tack stitched binding like a Collins & Fairbanks I acquired a few months back. Guess it was done this way so there wouldn’t be a row of stitching showing on the bottom side having a shorter reveal than the top side? Seems it’d be a hard thing to accomplish by hand, and can’t imagine a machine pulling off this unique feature.
re-blocked and cleaned, and stretched a bit. She was already my size though it shrunk, as happens a lot.
As usual, I was careful to re-glue the original paper tags to the inside crown.
Here’s the eBay link and a screenshot for when the link disappears. Nabbed her for $45!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/114933729325 View attachment 355405
View attachment 355401 View attachment 355400
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[Randall Renshaw]

That is a great recovery, Randall, and a great ribbon.

Thanks, Randy.
If I do another bow like it it’ll be better and easier. Definite learning curves with all these different bows.

 

[drmaxtejeda]

I just do a same work a few days ago


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This 7X OR come with a poor crown.
I have a new 50s 7X, I will take this crown as the standard, reblock the poor 7X.



View attachment 355443



I got some vintage tools, It's not easy to bring the to China






View attachment 355434 View attachment 355435
View attachment 355444
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Now it's perfect as it was.

Awesome!

 

[suitedcboy]

For the large headed among us:https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1957671721066766/

This is a 7 3/4 7X Resistol open crown in new condition for $135. I can't tell the vintage. It has the rope stamp around sweatband like 60's-70's but I'm unsure if that was something that Resistol did since then on 7X models. I never saw that many of them of that era.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

I just do a same work a few days ago


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This 7X OR come with a poor crown.
I have a new 50s 7X, I will take this crown as the standard, reblock the poor 7X.



View attachment 355443



I got some vintage tools, It's not easy to bring the to China






View attachment 355434 View attachment 355435
View attachment 355444
View attachment 355452

Now it's perfect as it was.

You’re really do some great work! Please keep posing your projects.